I disagree.
As an industrialist that buy billions of ISK worth of commodities to use in construction, this change has a significant negative effect on simply buying what is needed.
Without the reliable methods on increasing buy order pricing to maintain most favorable position and acquire the commodities, the indy buyer is faced with a few options, none good:
- Buy directly from sell orders - much lower profits or unable to produce final good at marketable prices
- Set a large buy order and simply wait an indeterminate time and hope the order gets filled - ISK gets stranded on a upswinging market and no time horizon when commodities will be available
- Set multiple small quantity buy orders to ‘ladder’ the market and block competition for favorable position - time consuming and doesn’t prevent higher buy orders coming on top, but perfect for running a market bot that can react quickly and maintain favorable position
As a result, I believe the markets will slow greatly in commodities, and trade will begin to occur outside the market via private contracts to meet needs and avoid fees. Prices will not reflect actual demand and the market will be even further manipulated by players with large wallets and multiple market alts.